Kemal Alispahić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kemal Alispahić

| image = KemalAlispahic74241.jpg

| caption = Alispahić as head coach of Tajikistan in 2012

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|3|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1975–1982

| youthclubs1 = Sarajevo

| years1 = 1983–1985

| clubs1 = Iskra Bugojno

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1985–1986

| clubs2 = Sarajevo

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1986–1987

| clubs3 = Željezničar

| caps3 = 17

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1987–1988

| clubs4 = Sloboda Užice

| caps4 = 32

| goals4 = 8

| years5 = 1988–1989

| clubs5 = Željezničar

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1989–1990

| clubs6 = MSV Duisburg

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1991–1992

| clubs7 = Remscheid

| caps7 = 4

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1993–1995

| clubs8 = Kayserispor

| caps8 = 37

| goals8 = 4

| years9 = 1996

| clubs9 = Lausanne-Sport

| caps9 = 26

| goals9 = 8

| manageryears1 = 2001–2003

| managerclubs1 = Željezničar (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2004

| managerclubs2 = Sarajevo

| manageryears3 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs3 = Jedinstvo Bihać

| manageryears4 = 2009

| managerclubs4 = Mughan

| manageryears5 = 2011

| managerclubs5 = Al-Ittihad Aleppo

| manageryears6 = 2012

| managerclubs6 = Tajikistan

| manageryears7 = 2012

| managerclubs7 = Ravan Baku

| manageryears8 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs8 = Tajikistan U23

| manageryears9 = 2016

| managerclubs9 = Čelik Zenica

| manageryears10 = 2017

| managerclubs10 = Al-Ramtha

| manageryears11 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs11 = Al-Qaisumah

}}

Kemal Alispahić (born 13 March 1965) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

Playing career

As a player, Alispahić played for Iskra Bugojno, hometown clubs Sarajevo and Željezničar, Sloboda Užice, MSV Duisburg,{{cite web|url=http://rss.kicker.de/news/fussball/chleague/vereine/champions-league/1989-90/msv-duisburg-1/51797/spieler_kemal-alispahic.html|title=Alispahic, Kemal|access-date=26 April 2020|language=de|publisher=Kicker|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706102403/http://rss.kicker.de/news/fussball/chleague/vereine/champions-league/1989-90/msv-duisburg-1/51797/spieler_kemal-alispahic.html|url-status=dead}} Remscheid,[https://www.fupa.net/spieler/kemal-alispahic-962494.html German career stats] – FuPa Kayserispor and Lausanne-Sport. He was part of Iskra Bugojno's golden generation, when the club got promoted from the Yugoslav Second League to the First League in 1984 and also won the 1984–85 edition of the Mitropa Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mit85.html 1984/85 season] at RSSSF

Managerial career

In his managerial career, Alispahić first worked as an assistant manager to Amar Osim at Željezničar. He then went to manage rivals Sarajevo,{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/kemal-alispahic-novi-trener-sarajeva/040623004|title=Kemal Alispahić novi trener Sarajeva|date=23 June 2004|access-date=23 June 2004|language=bs|publisher=Klix.ba}} Jedinstvo Bihać, Mughan, Al-Ittihad Aleppo, Ravan Baku, Čelik Zenica,{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/trener-kemal-alispahic-napustio-celik/160915081|title=Trener Kemal Alispahić napustio Čelik|date=15 September 2016|access-date=15 September 2016|language=bs|publisher=Klix.ba}}Jordanian Pro League club Al-Ramtha{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/kemal-alispahic-preuzeo-klub-iz-jordana/220858|title=Kemal Alispahić preuzeo klub iz Jordana|date=12 January 2017|access-date=12 January 2017|language=bs|author=A. Pašić|publisher=sportsport.ba}} and most recently, Saudi Arabian side Al-Qaisumah. He also head coached the under-23 and senior Tajikistan national team,{{cite web|url=http://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/kemal-alispahic-imenovan-za-selektora-tadzikistana/120130182|title=Kemal Alispahić imenovan za selektora Tadžikistana|date=30 January 2012|access-date=30 January 2012|language=bs|author=Edin Isanović|publisher=Klix.ba}}